New York · 29 cities · Nov 11, 2026

New York soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)48°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: New York 58°F · coolest: Plattsburgh 44°F
Cities
29
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−8°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 29 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
Jun 5
median date

Soil temperature today, largest New York cities

°F, today's average of the 0–4 in layer. Green band: 50–55°F. Bars start at 30°F, not zero.

New York58°FBuffalo50°FRochester49°FYonkers56°FSyracuse47°FAlbany51°FUtica45°FBrentwood58°FHempstead58°FNiagara Falls50°FBinghamton45°FNew City50°F
New York58°FBuffalo50°FRochester49°FYonkers56°FSyracuse47°FAlbany51°FUtica45°FBrentwood58°FHempstead58°FNiagara Falls50°FBinghamton45°FNew City50°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in New York

Daily average of hourly probe readings (NOAA USCRN), latest full day. Measured, not modelled.

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Millbrook 3 W50.8°F49.9°F52.5°FNov 10
Ithaca 13 E49.3°F48.7°F49.6°FNov 10

All 29 cities in New York

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
New York, NY58°F−6°F46°F–58°FToo late in the season
Buffalo, NY50°F−13°F41°F–47°FToo late in the season
Rochester, NY49°F−13°F41°F–47°FToo late in the season
Yonkers, NY56°F−7°F44°F–56°FToo late in the season
Syracuse, NY47°F−12°F38°F–45°FToo late in the season
Albany, NY51°F−7°F39°F–46°FToo late in the season
Utica, NY45°F−9°F37°F–43°FToo late in the season
Brentwood, NY58°F−4°F45°F–56°FToo late in the season
Hempstead, NY58°F−5°F45°F–57°FToo late in the season
Niagara Falls, NY50°F−13°F41°F–47°FToo late in the season
Binghamton, NY45°F−8°F38°F–45°FToo late in the season
New City, NY50°F−7°F40°F–50°FToo late in the season

City numbers are the modelled average of the top 4 inches (0–10 cm), not a probe at exactly 4 inches. Measured 2, 4 and 8 inch readings · New York by ZIP code

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Data: Global Forecast System (GFS) 0.25°, soil temperature 0–10 cm (TSOIL) (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)); U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) hourly data, version 2 (soil temperature at 5 cm and 10 cm, air temperature) (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)); GeoNames gazetteer (cities15000) (GeoNames).